Wake up call at 4.00 am…where am I going this early on a Sunday? It must be something really unique… indeed, it is. I drove all the way to Marotta to watch and live the reenactment of the old fishing tradition “alla tratta” or “alla sciabica”. This is an ancient Read more…
I have to be honest: I usually claim to be a real expert on Le Marche and yet there are some small villages somewhere that I’ve never visited. It’s Fratterosa’s turn this time, but I am sure the list is long! If you drive up to the hill top of Read more…
The Church of Santa Lucia in Serra San Quirico dates back to the 13th century, although the original church was torn down inbetween the 16th – 17th century. The order of monks that decided to build the new church in 1650 was the so-called “Silvestrini”, a branch of the Benedettini Read more…
I must admit that Isabelle and her husband Erik sometimes suprise me with the places they’ve been visiting over the 21 years they’ve been in our region. For example, they went to a former World War I and II prisoners camp in Servigliano, about which we will explain more in Read more…
These difficult times have forced us to stay at home and, whenever is possible, to go out and re-discover our neighboorhoods. In particular, for me and Isabelle (Elke is now back in Aachen) this means going out and enjoy a nice walk in Poggio Cupro. I was born and raised Read more…
Astoundingly enough, we discovered a happy ending love story in Le Marche’s history! Do you remember the past ones we talked about for our yearly S.Valentine’s post? They were all real tragedies… Paolo and Francesca in Gradara, Piero and Sara in Pierosara and Antonio and Laurina in Torre delle Palme. Read more…